# 2004–05 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team were a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball team representing Oakland University as a member of the Mid-Continent Conference (Mid-Con). Oakland finished the season 13–19 overall, 7–9 in Mid-Con play to finish 7th in the regular season standings. The Golden Grizzlies surprised by winning the Mid-Con tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Making their first NCAA tournament appearance in school history, Oakland was one of two No. 16 seeds in the Syracuse region. The team defeated fellow No. 16 seed Alabama A&M, 79–69, in the play-in game before losing to No. 1 seed and eventual National champion North Carolina in the round of 64.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 2004* | | at Xavier | L 58–69 | 0–1 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Nov 24, 2004* | | at No. 5 Illinois | L 54–85 | 0–2 | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| Nov 27, 2004* | | Marquette | L 87–95 | 0–3 | Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| Dec 1, 2004* | | at Texas A&M | L 63–81 | 0–4 | Reed Arena College Station, Texas |
| Dec 4, 2004* | | at Missouri | L 61–70 | 0–5 | Mizzou Arena Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 6, 2004* | | at Kansas State | L 69–76 | 0–6 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 15, 2004* | | at Saint Louis | L 59–69 | 0–7 | Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| Dec 20, 2004* | | North Dakota State | W 82–56 | 1–7 | Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| Dec 27, 2004* | | at Akron | L 52–81 | 1–8 | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio |
| Dec 30, 2004* | | Bowling Green State | W 77–53 | 2–8 | Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| Jan 3, 2005 | | Centenary | W 93–83 | 3–8 (1–0) | Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| Jan 8, 2005 | | at IUPUI | L 65–81 | 3–9 (1–1) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Jan 10, 2005 | | Valparaiso | L 78–87 | 3–10 (1–2) | Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| Jan 15, 2005 | | Chicago State | W 74–61 | 4–10 (2–2) | Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| Jan 20, 2005 | | at Oral Roberts | L 89–94 | 4–11 (2–3) | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 22, 2005 | | Southern Utah | W 81–60 | 5–11 (3–3) | Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| Jan 24, 2005 | | at Valparaiso | L 71–82 | 5–12 (3–4) | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Jan 29, 2005* | | at No. 15 Michigan State | L 75–92 | 5–13 | Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan |
| Feb 3, 2005 | | UMKC | L 76–83 | 5–14 (3–5) | Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| Feb 5, 2005 | | at Western Illinois | W 72–67 | 6–14 (4–5) | Western Hall Macomb, Illinois |
| Feb 10, 2005 | | at Southern Utah | L 65–67 | 6–15 (4–6) | America First Event Center Cedar City, Utah |
| Feb 12, 2005 | | at UMKC | W 60–50 | 7–15 (5–6) | Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, Missouri |
| Feb 16, 2005 | | Oral Roberts | L 61–72 | 7–16 (5–7) | Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| Feb 19, 2005 | | at Chicago State | L 62–73 | 7–17 (5–8) | Dickens Athletic Center Chicago, Illinois |
| Feb 26, 2005 | | Western Illinois | L 74–75 | 7–18 (5–9) | Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| Feb 26, 2005 | | IUPUI | W 94–89 $^{OT}$ | 8–18 (6–9) | Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| Feb 28, 2005 | | at Centenary | W 86–60 | 9–18 (7–9) | Gold Dome Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2005* | | vs. UMKC Quarterfinals | W 67–63 | 10–18 | Union Multipurpose Activity Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Mar 7, 2005* | | vs. Chicago State Semifinals | W 56–53 | 11–18 | Union Multipurpose Activity Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Mar 8, 2005* | | vs. Oral Roberts Championship game | W 61–60 | 12–18 | Union Multipurpose Activity Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 2005* | (16 SYR) | vs. (16 SYR) Alabama A&M Play-in game | W 79–69 | 13–18 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Mar 18, 2005* | (16 SYR) | vs. (1 SYR) No. 2 North Carolina First round | L 68–96 | 13–19 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SYR=Syracuse. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||